Hawaii Trip

[scuba_steveo]

My wife and are will be going to Hawaii for two weeks in May. Will are staying 3 nights on Kauai, 7 nights on Maui, and 4 nights on Oahu. I already have someone to take me diving from Maui. Do you know of any charters or places to go scuba diving from the other two islands? Any other tips or plces to see on Kauai and Oahu you can give? Thanks, Steve.

[Chris]

I've only been to Oahu so....

There's a famous dive shop off Northshore, I can't recall the name but if you make your way there you can't miss it. They can set you up with what you need.

China town can be fun if you like shopping.. and if you're decent at bargaining. ^_^

The open air mall downtown is definately worth visiting. There's an italian restaurant on the bottom floor that serves Tang for dinner too. :P

Whatever hotel you're staying at will most likely have all that information available. I would suggest the beach, some hiking and more beach.

[farrah]

On Oahu, check out Waikiki aquarium and Hanauma Bay (for snorkelling). Don't waste your time and money at Sea Life Park, unless you have kids that will enjoy it, because as adults, I can pretty much guarantee that you will not. I really liked Kailua Beach-- the water was calm for swimming, the beach was beautiful (especially in the morning and evening when there aren't many ppl there), and when we went swimming, we were surrounded by green sea turtles. You can kayak there too. Just south of there, you can snorkel at Lanikai beach. The beach isn't near as nice as Kailua, but there are big coral heads right off the beach. There's no need to take an expensive boat out, and the water is really calm so you can snorkel out pretty far. You might want to ask a dive shop, though, because I know snorkelling conditions vary depending on the time of year due to ocean swells. THere may be some better places.

Enjoy yourselves. I didn't like Oahu very much. I think its way too populated. I bet Maui and Kauai are a lot better!

[z28pwr]

Must be nice ;) .

I would post this same question on www.scubaboard.com .

[wkopplin]

samiam can prob help you

[scuba_steveo]

thanks for the tips
any others?